Lasting machine



Feb. 14, 1939. A. F. PYM ET AL LASTING MACHINE` 5 Sheets-Sheet l FiledFeb. 27, 1937 Feb. 14, 1939. A. F. PYM ET A1.

LASTING MACHINE 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Feb.V 27, 1957 Feb. 14, 1939.

A. F. PYM ET AL.

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LASTING MACHINE Filed Feb. 27, 1937 5 Sheets-Sheet 4 Feb, M, @3% A, F.PYM ET As.,

LASTING MACHINE Filed Feb. 2T, 1937 Patented Feb. 14, 1939 UNITED STATESPAT-ENT OFFICE LASTING MACHINE i Application February 27, 1937, SerialNo. r128,190

43 Claims.

This invention relates to lasting machines, and is herein illustrated asembodied in a machine for lasting the toe ends of shoes. It is to beunderstood, however, that in various novel aspects the invention is notlimited to toe-lasting machines, but is applicable, for example, toInachines for lasting the heel ends.

An object of the invention, among others, is to provide a machineadapted for convenient use by an operator to perform the lastingoperation in a speedy and effective manner with but little effort on theoperators part. To this' end, the construction herein shown comprises awiper carrier provided with toe-lasting wipers and mounted on swingingsupports which are located respectively at diierent distances from theshoe and are movable manually to advance and retract the wiperslengthwise of the shoe, together with a treadle arranged to act throughone of the supports to swing the carrier and wipers heightwise of theshoe for upwiping the upper and for later pressing its margin upon theinsole. For greater convenience and facility in operating the wipercarrier to advance and retract the wipers, there is provided for thispurpose an upwardly extending hand lever mounted to swing about ahorizontal axis and connected to one.

arm of another lever the other arm of which serves as one of theswinging supports for the carrier. There is further provided novel meansfor adjusting the wiper carrier by-swinging it heightwise of the shoeabout its connection with that one of its supports which iscomparatively near the shoe, thereby ltipping the wipers to positionsbest adapted for operating on shoes of different kinds.

In accordance with another feature, the invention provides novel meansfor closing the wipers laterally of the shoe in response to movement ofthe wiper carrier lengthwise of the shoe. As illustrated, such closingmovements of the wipers are effected through levers extending laterallyof the shoe and fulcrumed on the wiper carrier, the outer ends of thelevers being connected by links to wiper holders on which the wipers aremounted and their inner ends being connected toa normally stationarycrank arm, so that swinging movements of the levers in directions toclose the wipers result from the move- .ment of the wiper carrier. Inthe construction shown, moreover, mechanism is provided forpreliminarily adjusting the wipers toward or from each other by swingingthe normally stationary crank arm.

The invention further provides novel means (c1. viz--nn lengthwise ofthe shoe, so as to permit a further movement of the wipers in thevdirection to relieve their pressure on the margin of the upper beforethey are retracted from over the shoe bottom. In order not to interferewith such retractive movement of the wiper carrier and Wipers after therelief of pressure onv the upper, the above-mentioned member on thewiper carrier is not xed thereon, but is yieldable upon lateralengagement of the stop member therewith.

To control the shoe in the lasting operation themachine herein shown isprovided with a toe rest movable by a treadle into shoe-clampingposition and with a device for locking it in that position, and in oneform illustrated the machine has also a heel rest movable by theoperator independently of the toe rest into engagement with the heel endof the shoe. Among the features of the invention are further to berecognized novel means for supporting the heel rest in such manner astofacilitate its movements into and out of operative position, a devicearranged to cooperate in a novel manner with such supporting means tolock the heel rest in operative position, and novel means for unlockingthe toe rest and the heel rest to permit their return to startingpositions. As illustrated, the toe rest and the heel rest, if both areused, or the toe restlalone if the heel rest is omitted, may be unlockedby a treadle specially provided for that purpose or, alternatively, bymeans controlled by that treadle which the operator uses to impart tothe wipers their movement heightwise of the shoe.

The above and other features of the invention, including various noveldetails of construction and combinations of parts, will now be moreparticularly described with reference to the accompanying drawings andthereafter pointed out` in the claims.

In the drawings, Fig. l is a view in front elevation of a machine inwhich the invention is embodied, with parts broken away;

Fig. 2 shows in front elevation a portion of the structure omitted fromthe upper left-hand side of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the machine with parts broken away;

Fig. 4 sho-ws the machine in right-hand end elevation, also with certainparts broken away;

Fig. 5 is a View on an enlarged scale, partly ,v

in front elevation and partly in section, of a toe rest with which themachine is provided;

Fig. 6 is a section on the line VI--VI of Fig. 5;

Fig. '7 is a perspective view showing means provided for closing thewipers laterally of the shoe and for adjusting them toward or from eachother;

Fig. 8 is a view similar to Fig. 1 showing certain modications,including parts particularly adapted for use in operating on a weltshoe;

Fig. 9 is a plan view of a shoe-positioning device shown in Fig. 8;

Fig. 1-0 is a view partly in front elevation and partly in section of aportion of the structure shown in Fig. 8, with the parts in positionswhich they occupy after upwiping movement of the wipers heightwise ofthe shoe but prior to their movement inwardly over the insole; and

Fig. 11 is a perspective View of the heel rest shown in Fig. 8 and partsassociated therewith.

With reference first to Figs. 1 to 7, inclusive, the machine comprises aframe 2 on the rear side of which there is secured a bracket 4 havingfast thereon a plate 6 provided with three pins 8 arranged to extendthrough holes in an insole into sockets in the bottom of the forepart ofa last to determine the position of the last and shoe relatively totoe-lasting wipers hereinafter described, in accordance with the methoddisclosed in United States Letters Patent No. 1,674,060, granted on June19, 1928, upon an application of Arthur F. Pym. The shoe, which asillustrated is one of that type in which the margin of the upper inlasted position lies throughout its width in substantially parallelrelation to the bottom of the last, is supported under the forepart by atoe rest I0, more particularly hereinafter described, this toeY restclamping the last against the ends of the pins 8. The toe rest IIJ issupported upon the upper end of a vertical bar I2 pivotally mounted atits lower end on a bifurcated arm of a lever` I4 fulcrumed on a rod I6on the frame, the other arm of this lever being connected by a link I8to a treadle 2t pivoted at 22 on the frame. Above the lever I4 the barI2 is further controlled by a bifurcated link 24 pivoted on a rod 26 onthe frame, this link being substantially parallel to the lever I4 and ofsubstantially the same length as that arm of the lever to which thelower end of the bar I2 is connected. Accordingly depression of thetreadle 26 serves to force the toe rest upwardly into clampingengagement with the shoe after the last and shoe have been mounted bythe operator on the pins 8. In order to hold the toe rest in operativeposition there is secured to the treadle 20 a plate 28 provided with aplurality of ratchet teeth 30, and arranged to cooperate with theseratchet teeth is a locking pawl 32 pivotally mounted on a rod 34 on theframe and Ahaving integral therewith an arm 36 connected by a link 38 toa crank arm 39 integral with a treadle 4I! mounted to swing about ashaft 42. A spring 44 connected at one end to the crank arm 39 and atits other end to the frame holds the pawl 32 normally in position tocooperate with the ratchet teeth 30. Upon depression of the treadle 40the pawl is swung away from the ratchet teeth to release the toe restand permit it to be returned to its idle position. Such return of thetoe rest is eiected by a spring 46 connected at one end to the frame andat the other end to the lever I4. It will be understood that by theaction of this spring the treadle 20 is swung upwardly. To limit suchupward movement of the treadle and determine the normal position of thetoe rest thetreadle carries an adjustable stop or buffer 48 arranged toengage a shoulder 50 on the frame.

For lasting the toe end of the shoe there are provided a pair of wipers52 supported on a wiper carrier 54. As shown in Fig. '7, these wipersare detachably secured to wiper holders 56 each provided with anupstanding rib 58, these ribs lying in a guideway 50 (Fig. 3) which isformed in a cover plate 62 on the wiper carrier 54 and is curved aboutan axis located substantially at the meeting point of the edges of thetwo wipers 52 to guide the wipers for swinging or closing movementslaterally of the shoe. The Wiper carrier 54 is mounted for movementslengthwise of the shoe on supports which are located respectively atdifferent distances from the shoe and are mounted to swing lengthwise ofthe shoe, these supports constituting, in effect, a substantiallyparallel link arrangement. The support more remote from the shoecomprises an upwardly extending bifurcated arm 64 of a lever 66 mountedtoI swing about a rod 68 on the frame, the arm 64 having supportedthereon a lever l0 adjustable as hereinafter described about av rod 'I2on the arm and pivotally connected at one end bymeans of a pin I4 to thewiper carrier. The lever 66 has a second arm 'I6 at an angle to the arm64 and extending under the wiper carrier toward the portion of themachine where the shoe is positioned, and the arm 'I6 is connected by alink I8 to a shore crank arm fast on a horizontal shaft 82 mounted in abearing in the frame. Also fast on this shaft is an upwardly extendinghand lever 84 comprising an arm 86 pinned to the shaft and an arm 88adjustably secured to the arm 86. The securing means comprises two bolts90 and 92 extending through holes in the arm 88 and through slots 94 and96 in the arm 85 so that the arm 88 may be adjusted upwardly ordownwardly to suit the convenience of the operator. The other supportfor the wiper carrier com prises a link 98 pivotally connected to thecarrier in a location under the wiper holders 56 and mounted at itslowerl end, as hereinafter vdescribed, for swinging movements lengthwiseof the shoe. It will thus be seen that by swinging movement of the handlever 84 about its horizontal axis the wiper carrier and the wipers areadvanced or retracted lengthwise of the shoe and that these movements ofthe wipers may be easily effected by the operator by reason of themounting of the wiper carrier on swinging supports. The hand lever 84 isarranged to be operated by the left hand of the operator who occupies aposition substantially at the righthand front corner of the machine(Fig. 1), and is more convenient for use than a horizontally swinginghand lever such as commonly provided heretofore in bed-lasting machines.

The left-hand end of the lever I0 (Fig. 2) is adjustably connected to a,third arm |00 of the lever 66 by a rod |02 which is threaded at one endin a pin |04 swiveled in the bifurcated end of the arm |00 and isrotatable in another pin E06 swiveled in the bifurcated end of the lever10, the rod having two collars |08 and ||0 fast thereon and engagingiiat faces on the opposite sides of the pin |06. Fast on the upper endof the rod |02 is a crank arm H2 for turning it. It will thus be seenthat by turning movement of the rod |02 the lever 10 may be adjustedabout its fulcrum pin 12 to raise or lower the outer end of the Wipercarrier, the carrier in such adjusting movement swinging about itspivotal connection with the link 98. In this manner the angular relationof the plane of the wipers 52 to the shoe and last may be varied todetermine the amount of pressure applied by the wipers to the margin ofthe upper over the insole at the eXtreme end of the toe as compared withthe pressure applied at the sides of the toe.

The link 90 is pivotally connected at its lower end to a crank arm ||4fast on the shaft 42 which is mounted to rock in bearings in the frame.-

Also fast on one end of this rock shaft is a double-acting treadle ||6of substantially the same construction as commonly used heretofore inbed-lasting machines and having arms ||8 and |20 arranged to becontrolled respectively by the forepart and the heel of the operatorsfoot. The weight of the wiper carrier and the parts thereon is partiallycounterbalanced by a spring |22 connected to the link 98 and to theframe. It will thus be seen that by means of the treadle H6 the wipercarrier 54 may be swung upwardly and downwardly about its pivotalconnection 14 with the lever 10. By depressing the arm i i8 of thedoubleeacting treadle the operator raises the wipers for wiping theupper heightwise of the toe to the edge of the insole, and by depressingthe arm |20 the wipers may be thereafter forced downward to press themargin of the upper rmly on the insole. In its idle position the wipercarrier rests on the head of a screw |23 threaded in the frame.

As the wipers are advanced lengthwise of the shoe by the movement of thewiper carrier 54 they are closed about the toe and inwardly over theshoe bottom by mechanism which operates in response to the movement ofthe wiper carrier. This mechanism comprises two links |24 and |26 (Fig.'7) pivotally connected respectively to the two wiper holders 56 andalso pivotally connected respectively to the outer ends oftwo levers |28and |30 arranged to extend laterally of the shoe and fulcrumed midwaybetween their opposite ends on rods |32 and |34 on the wiper carrier 54.The inner ends of the two levers |28 and |30 are pivotally connectedrespectively to the opposite ends of an equalizing lever |36 fulcrumedmidway between its ends on a pin |38 mounted in the bifurcated end ofalink |40 supported on the carrier 54. The link |40 is connected by alink |42 to the upper end of a Ycrank arm |44 which extends upwardlythrough an opening in the wiper carrier 54 and is fast on a rock shaft|46 mounted in bearings in the frame. Fast on the rear end of the rockshaft |46 is a lever |40 in the bifurcated end of which is mounted a pinE50, and threaded in this pin is the lowerend of a rod |52 which ismounted to turn in a bearing formed in a member |54 (Fig. 4) on thebracket 4. The member |54 has a horizontal stem |56 mounted to turn inthe bracket 4 and having on its end a nut |58 to hold it in place.Collars |60 and |62 fast on the rod |52 above and below the member |54prevent lengthwise movement of the rod. Fast on the upper end of the rodis a crank arm |64 for turning it. It will thus be seen that through thelever |48 the crank arm |44 is held normally stationary, and accordinglyas the wiper carrier '54 is advanced lengthwise of the shoe, the levers|28 and |30 are swung in response to such movement of the carrier toimpart closing movements to the wipers 52. Conversely, when the wipercarrier is retracted the levers are swung-in directions to open thewipers. By turning the rod |52 the lever |48 may be swung to adjust thewipers as desired toward or from each other through swinging movement ofthe crank arm |44.

The machine is further so constructed that instead of using the treadle40 to unlock the toe rest I0 after the operations on the shoe have beencompleted, the operator may unlock it by use of the double-actingtreadle ||6 while his foot is still on this treadle. For this purposethe pawl 32 has integral therewith an arm |66 to which is pivotallyconnected a downwardly extending link |68 provided at its lower end withan elongated slot |10. In this slot is a pin |12 mounted in the end of abifurcated extension of the crank arm ||4 to which the previouslymentioned link 98 is connected. A lost-motion connection between thedouble-acting treadle ||6 and the pawl 32 is thus provided, permittingthe treadle to be used to raise the wipers for wiping the upper upwardlyto the edge of the insole without affecting the pawl. After the wipingof the margin of the upper inwardly over the insole further movement ofthe treadle in the direction to raise the wipers causes the pin |12 toact through the link |68 to disconnect the vpawl 32 from the ratchetteeth 30 and thus to release the toe rest. This relieves the operator ofthe necessity of removing his foot from the double-acting treadle priorto release of the toe rest, as would be necessary in order convenientlyto depress the treadle 40.

The toe rest l0 is shown in detail in Figs. 5 and 6. The bar 12 Yat itsupper end is provided with an upwardly extending stem |14 on which issecured a block |16 by means of a set screw |18. Supported on the upperend of the block |16 is a bearing member |80 having a reduced lower end|82 driven into an opening in the block. The member is provided with arecess |84 of spherical contour in which is supported a ball |86, andmounted on this ball is a shoe-pressing member or block |88 which has asimilarly curved recess to receive the upper portion of the ball in alocation as near as possible to the shoe. The block |68 is provided witha recess |90 somewhat larger than the member |80, so that the-block maytip in any direction to adjust itself to a right or a left shoe. Theupper face |92 of this block is curved in approximate conformity to thecurvature of the top of the forepart o1 a shoe supported on the toerest, and applied tightly over the block is a exible cover comprising alayer of felt |04 and an outer layer of leather |96, both fastened tothe block |16 by screws |08. This coverA assists by its frictionalengagement with the block |88 in controlling the block and tends by itsresiliency to return the block after the latter has been tipped. Atopposite sides of the bearing member |80 in the direction of the lengthof the shoe the block |88, moreover, is arranged to engage two rolls 200and 202 which are supported on inclined faces 204 and 206 formed on theblock |16. These rolls are maintained ncrmally in substantiallyhorizontal positions near the upper ends of the inclined-faces and incontact with the lower face of the block |88 by the pressure of theflexible cover against them. Either roll, however, may be forceddownwardly along the corresponding inclined face on the block |16 andmay also be tipped more or less by pressure of the block |88 thereon asthe block is tipped to adjust itself to a shoe. In such movement theroll is forced farther outward by the inclined face on which it restsand accordingly prevents any looseness in the flexible cover below theblock |88. At the same time the other roll moves upwardly and inwardlyalong the corresponding inclined face in al direction to relax itspressure on the cover and accordingly counteracts any tendency for thecover at that side to be tightened by the tipping of the block |88, thusfacilitating the movement of the block. Novel features of this toe restare not claimed herein,but in Letters Patent No. 2,137,331, granted onNovember 22, 1938 on an application of P. E. Burby.

The manner of operation of the machine thus far described need be onlybriefly summarized. The last in the shoe to be operated upon and theinsole being formed to receive the pins 8, the operator mounts the lastand shoe on these pins and then forces the toe rest I8 up into clampingengagement with the shoe by depression of the treadle 2|). The toe restis then h-eld in firm clamping engagement with the shoe by the pawl 32in engagement with the teeth 30 on the treadle. The operator thereafteradvances and closes the wipers about the toe by use of the hand lever 84and raises them to wipe the upper upwardly to the edge of the insole bymeans of the doubleacting treadle H6. If any adjustment of the wiperstoward or from each other is necessary in order that they may properly tthe toe of the shoe, such adjustment is effected by use of the handcrank |64. After thus wiping the upper upwardly, the operator furtheradvances and closes the wipers by the hand lever 84 to wipe the marginof the upper inwardly over the insole, and by moving the double-actingtreadle reversely forces the wipers down to press the margin of theupper firmly upon the insole. If it is desired to vary relatively thepressures applied to the margin of the upper at the end and the sides ofthe toe, this may be done by movement of the hand crank |I2. It will beunderstood that by proper manipulation of the lever 84 and the treadle||5 the overwiping operation of the wipers may be repeated as many timesas desired, and likewise the upwiping operation which precedes theoverwiping operation. The margin of the upper may be secured adhesivelyto the insole in a well-known manner, or may be secured by individualfastenings driven upon a partial r-ectractive movement of the wipers.Having completed the toe-lasting operation, the operator raises thewipers far enough to avoid any outward wipe on the margin of the upperand then retracts them from over the shoe bottom and lowers them totheir starting position. The wipers may, if desired, thus be raised farenough to cause the unlocking of the toe rest by the action of thetreadle I|6 on the pawl 32, thus releasing the shoe. Alternatively, theoperator may unlock the toe rest by use of the treadle 48 afterreturning the wipers to starting position.

In Figs. 8, 9 and 10, which show certain modifications, parts which areidentical with those hereinbefore described are designated by the samereference characters. For use more particularly in operating on weltshoes there is provided a shoe-positioning plate 208 formed to fit theinner face of the insole lip at the end and the sides of the toe, thisplate being mounted on the arm 4 in place of the previously mentionedplate 6. It will be understood that this plate de termines the positionof the toe end of the shoe and that the shoe is clamped against it bythe toe rest I0. To assist in supporting the shoe against lengthwisemovement there is further provided a heel rest 2|0 comprising a feltshoeengaging pad 2|2 fastened on a plate 2| 4 which is straightwidthwise of the shoe. The heel rest is supported on a carrier arrangedto extend lengthwise of the shoe below the latter toward a locationunder the toe-lasting means, this carrier comprising a pair of arms 2|6(Fig. 11) which are spaced apart widthwise of the shoe to provide roomfor a high upper, such as that of a boot. The right-hand ends of thesearms are curved upwardly and are integral with the plate 2|4. In alocation substantially under that portion of the wiper carrier 54 whichsupports the wiper holders 56 the arms 2 |6 are pivotally supported ontwo upwardly extending arms 2|8 of a bifurcated lever 228 pivotallymounted on a rod 222 on the frame. In a location farther from the heelrest the two arms 2 |6 merge in a single arm 224 which ispivotallysupported at its end on a link 226 mounted on a rod 228 on the frame.The link 226 is substantially parallel to the arms 2|8, and these partsconstitute, in effect, a parallel link support for the heel rest carrieras the latter is moved to carry the heel rest into or out of engagementwith the heel end of the shoe. The two arms 2|8 of the lever 220 mergenear the lower end of the lever in a single arm 230 which is arranged toengage an abutment 232 on the frame to limit movement of the heel rest2|0 in a direction away from the shoe. A spring 234 connected to thelink 226 and to the frame holds the heel rest normally in the positiondetermined` by this abutment. After clamping the forepart of the shoeagainst the plate 288 by the toe rest I8 through depression of thetreadle 20, the operator pushes the heel rest into engagament with theheel-end face of the shoe against the resistance of the spring 234. Theheel rest is locked in shoe-engaging position by means of a pawl 236mounted on a rod 238 on the frame and co-.

operating with teeth 240 formed on a plate 242 fastened to the lower endof the arm 23D. A spring 244 connected to the frame and to an arm 246which is integral with the pawl 235 holds the pawl normally in positionto cooperate with the ratchet teeth. The heel rest is released to permitits return to starting position by the same treadle 40 which releasesthe toe rest. For this purpose there is integral with the treadle 40 anarm 248 connected by a link 250 to the arm 246, so that when the treadleis depressed the pawl 236 is swung away from the ratchet teeth 240substantially at the time when the pawl 32 is swung away from the teeth30. There is, however, a lost-motion connection between the link 250 andthe arm 246, comprising a slot 252 in the link and a pin 254 in the arm,to insure that the pawl 32 will not be withdrawn from the ratchet teeth30 as the pawl 236 slips over the teeth 240 in the movement of lthe heelrest to operative position. It will be evident that the heel rest aswell as the toe rest may be unlocked if desired by use of thedouble-acting treadle H6 through the action of the pin |12 on the link|68 as hereinbefore described, since the swinging of the treadle 40which results from this action of the pin on the link will cause the arm248 to act through the link 255 to withdraw the pawl 236 from the teeth240.

The machine shown in Fig. 8 is further provided with means forpositively limiting the upwiping movement of the wipers when the latterare in proper position to wipe the margin of the upper inwardly over theinsole, so that the operator will not have to exercise any care indetermining where to stop the upward movement 'of the wiper carrier 54.For this purpose there is supported on a table 256 which is secured nthe top of the frame over the wiper carrier a stop member comprising aplate 258 fast on the lower end of a spindle 268 which extends upwardlythrough a sleeve 262 threaded in a boss on the table 256. The sleeve 262has at its upper end a hand wheel 264 for turning it, and

fast on the spindle 268 above this hand wheel is a collar 266 to preventrelative lengthwise movement of the sleeve and the spindle. The plate258 lies in a slot 268 extending lengthwise of the shoe in the table256, and is accordingly prevented from turning when the sleeve 262 isturned to adjust the plate upwardly or downwardly. Mounted in a guidewayextending lengthwise of the shoe in the cover plate 62 of the wipercarrier 54 is a slide 210 having thereon an upstanding lug 212 arrangedto engage the stop plate 258 to limit the upwipingmovement of theWipers, as illustrated in Fig. l0. Mounted in a recess in the slide 210and abutting at one end against a stud 214 fast on the cover plate 62 isa spring 216 which tends to move the slide 218 toward the left and holdsit normally against the end of a rod 218 which is threaded in the coverplate 62 and has on its left-hand end a knurled wheel 280 for turning itto adjust the slide 218. When the wiper carrier 54 is further advancedby the hand lever 84 to cause the Wipers to wipe the upper over theinsole, the lug 212 on the slide 216 is carried out from under the stopplate 258, as shown in Fig. 8. 'Ihis permits further upward movement ofthe wiper carrier to lift the wipers before they are retracted from overthe shoe bottom. In the subsequent retractive movement of the wipercarrier the lug 212 will engage the right-hand edge of the plate 258,whereupon the spring 216 will yield as the wiper carrier is furtherretracted. It will be understood that as soon as the wiper carrier islowered far enough to Withdraw the lug 212 from contact with the plate258, the spring 216 will return the slide 210 to its normal positiondetermined by adjustment of the rod 218.

The margin of the toe end of the upper of the welt shoe shown in Fig. 8may be fastened in lasted position in the customary manner by use of abinder wire and anchor tacks, the machine having rotatably mounted onthe frame a reel 282 supporting a coil of such binder wire.

It will be understoodthat the means above described for limiting theupwiping movement of the wipers, and likewise the heel rest 2 I0 and itscontrolling mechanism, may, if desired, be ap- 4 plied to a machine foroperating on a shoe of the type illustrated in Fig. 1.

Having described the invention, what we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. In a lasting machine, the combination with shoe-positioning means, ofend-lasting wipers, a wiper carrier supporting said wipers, supports forsaid wiper carrier located respectively at different distances from theshoe and mounted t0 svnng lengthwise of the shoe, manually operatedmeans for moving the wiper carrier and wipers lengthwise of the shoewhile swinging said supports, and a treadle arranged to act through oneof said supports to swing the carrier and wipers heightwise of the shoe.

2. In a lasting machine, the combination with shoe-positioning means, ofend-lasting wipers, a

wiper carrier supporting said wipers, an arm supporting said wipercarrier in a location cornparatively remote from the shoe and mounted toswing lengthwise of the shoe, a link supporting the wiper carrier in alocation nearer the shoe, manually operated means arranged to actthrough said arm to move the wiper carrier and wipers lengthwise of theshoe while swinging said link, and a treadle arranged to act throughsaid link to swing the carrier and wipers heightwise of the shoe.

3. In a lasting machine, the combination with shoe-positioning means, ofend-lasting wipers, a wiper carrier supporting said wipers, a leverhaving an upwardly extending arm supporting said wiper carrier in alocation comparatively remote from the shoe and another arm at an angleto said upwardly extending arm, a link supporting the wiper lcarrier ina location nearer the shoe, a hand lever connected to said other arm' ofthe first-mentioned lever for moving the wiper carrier and wiperslengthwise of the shoe while swinging said link, and a treadle arrangedto act through said link to swing the carrier and wipers heightwise ofthe shoe.

4. In a lasting machine, the combination with shoe-positioning means, ofend-lasting wipers, a wiper carrier supporting said wipers, a leverhaving an upwardly extending arm supporting said wiper carrier in alocation comparatively remote from the shoe and another arm at an angleto said upwardly extending arm, a link supporting the wiper carrier in alocation nearer the shoe, an upwardly extending hand lever mounted forswinging movement about a substantially horizontal axis, connectionsbetween said hand lever and said other arm of the inst-mentioned leverfor moving the wiper carrier and Wipers lengthwise of the shoe by themovement ofthe hand lever, and a treadle arranged to act through saidlink to swing the carrier and wipers heightwise of the shoe.

5. In a lasting machine, the combination with shoe-positioning means, ofend-lasting wipers, a wiper carrier supporting said wipers, a leverfulcrumed between its opposite ends and having an upwardly extending armsupporting said wiper carrier in a location compartively remote from theshoe and another arm at an angle to said upwardly extending arm, a linksupporting the wiper carrier in a location nearer the shoe, an upwardlyextending hand lever mounted for swinging movement about a substantiallyhorizontal axis, connections between the lower end of said hand leverand said other arm of the first-mentioned lever for moving the wipercarrier and wipers lengthwise of the shoe by the hand lever, and meansmovable by the operator to swing the wiper carrier and wipers heightwiseof the shoe relatively to said first-mentioned lever.

6. In a lasting machine, the combination with shoe-positioning means, ofend-lasting wipers, a wiper carrier supporting said wipers and movablein directions lengthwise of the shoe, alever fulcrumed between itsopposite ends and having an upwardly extending arm connected to thewiper carrier and another arm extending toward the portion of themachine where the shoe is positioned, a depending llink connected tosaid other arm, a crank arm movable aboutY a substantially horizontalaxis and connected to the lower end of said link, an upwardly extendinghand lever connected to said crank arm for moving the wiper carrier andwipers toward the shoe by downward movement of said link, and a treadlefor moving the wiper carrier and wipers heightwise of the shoe.

'7. In a lasting machine, the combination with shoe-positioning means,of end-lasting wipers, a wiper carrier supporting said wipers, supportsfor said wiper carrier mounted for swinging movements to advance andretract the wiper carrier and wipers lengthwise of the shoe, one of saidsupports being located comparatively near the shoe and the other moreremote from the shoe lengthwise thereof, and means on said lastnamedsupport for adjusting said wiper carrier by swinging movement thereofheightwise oi. the shoe about an axis extending laterally of the shoe atits connection with the support located comparatively near the shoe.

8. In a lasting machine, the combination with shoe-positioning means, ofend-lasting wipers, a wiper carrier supporting said wipers, supports forsaid wiper carrier mounted for swinging movements to advance and retractthe wiper carrier and wipers lengthwise of the shoe, one of saidsupports being located comparatively near the shoe and the other beinglocated more re` mote from the shoe lengthwise thereof and comprising aswinging arm, and a member supporting the wiper carrier on said arm andadjustable relatively to the arm to swing the carrier heightwise of theshoe relatively to the support located comparatively near the shoe.

9, In a lasting machine, the combination with shoe-positioning means, ofend-lasting wipers, a wiper carrier supporting said wipers, supports forsaid wiper carrier mounted for swinging movements to advance and retractthe wiper carrier and wipers lengthwise of the shoe, one of saidsupports being located compartively near the shoe and the other beinglocated more remote from the shoe lengthwiseV thereof and comprising aswinging arm, a lever supporting the wiper carrier on said arm, andmeans for adjusting said lever relatively to the arm to swing the wipercarrier heightwise of the shoe relatively to the support locatedcomparatively near the shoe.

10. In a lasting machine, the combination with shoe-positioning means,of end-lasting wipers, a wiper carrier supporting said wipers andmovable lengthwise of the shoe, wiper holders mounted on said wipercarrier for swinging movements laterally of the shoe, levers fulcrumedbetween their ends on said wiper carrier and arranged to extendlaterally of the shoe, links pivotally connected to the outer ends ofsaid levers and to said wiper holders, and normally stationary meansarranged to act on the inner ends of said levers to cause them to swingand impart swinging movements to the wiper holders throughout themovement of the wiper carrier lengthwise of the shoe.

1l. In a lasting machine, the combination with shoe-positioning means,of end-lasting wipers, a wiper carrier supporting said wipers andmovable lengthwise of the shoe, wiper holders mounted on said wipercarrier for swinging movements laterally of the shoe, levers fulcrumedbetween their ends on said wiper carrier and arranged to extendlaterally of the shoe, links pivotally connected to the outer ends ofsaid levers and to said wiper holders, a crank arm, means for holdingsaid arm stationary yduring the movement of the wiper carrier lengthwiseof the shoe, and connections between said crank arm and the inner endsof said levers to cause the levers to swing and impart swingingmovements to the wiper holders in response to the movement of the wipercarrier.

l2. In a lasting machine, the combination with shoe-positioning means,of end-lasting wipers, a wiper carrier movable lengthwise of the shoeand on which the wipers are supported for closing movements laterally ofthe shoe, levers fulcrumed vbetween their ends on said wiper carrier andvarranged to extend laterally of the shoe, connections between the outerends of said levers and the wipers, a member arranged to remainsubstantially stationary as the wiper carrier is moved lengthwise of theshoe, and a lever fulcrumed midway between its opposite ends on saidmember and'connected at its opposite ends respectively to the inner endsof said rst-named levers to cause the closing of the wipers through theaction of said member in response to the movement of the wiper carrier.

13. In a lasting machine, the combination with shoe-positioning means,of end-lasting wipers, a wiper carrier movable lengthwise of the shoeand on which the wipers are supported for closing movements laterally ofthe shoe, levers fulcrumed between their ends on said wiper carrier andarranged to extend laterally of the shoe, connections between the outerends of said levers and the wipers, a crank arm mounted for swingingmovements lengthwise of the-shoe, means connecting said crank arm to theinner ends of said levers, and means for holding the crank armstationary to cause the levers to swing and impart closing movements tothe wipers in response to the movement-of the wiper carrier, the crankarm being movable to adjust the wipers relatively to the wiper carrier.

14. In a lasting machine, the combination with shoe-positioning means,of end-lasting wipers, a wiper carrier movable lengthwise of the shoeand on which the wipers are supported for closing movements laterally ofthe shoe, levers fulcrumed on said wiper carrier and connected to thewipers, and normally stationary controlling means connected to saidlevers to cause them to swing and impart closing movements to the wipersin response to the movement of the wiper carrier, said controllingmeansbeing adjustable about an axis extending laterally of the shoe to adjustthe wipers toward or from each other relatively to the wiper carrier.

15. In a lasting machine, the combination with shoe-positioning means,of end-lasting wipers, a wiper carrier movable lengthwise of the shoeand on which the wipers are supported for closing movements laterally ofthe shoe, levers fulcrumed on said wiper carrier and connected to thewipers, a crank arm mounted for swinging movements lengthwise of theshoe and connected to said levers, and means for swinging said crank armto effect a preliminary adjustment of the Wipers toward or from eachother and for thereafter holding the crank arm stationary to cause thelevers to swing and impart closing movements to the Wipers in responseto the movement of the wiper carrier.

16. In a lasting machine, the combination with shoe-positioning means,of end-lasting wipers, a

wiper carrier movable lengthwise of the shoe and on which the wipers aresupported for closing movements laterally of the shoe, levers fulcrumedon said wiper carrier and connected to the wipers, a rock shaft movableabout an axis extending laterally of the shoe, a crank arm fast on saidrock shaft and connected to said levers, an adjusting lever also fast onsaid rock shaft for swinging said crank arm to effect a preliminaryadjustment of the wipers toward or from each other, and means arrangedto act on said adjusting lever to hold the crank arm stationary andthereby cause said first-named levers to swing and impart closingmovements to the wipers in response to the movement of the wipercarrier.

17 In a lasting machine, the combination with shoe-positioning means, ofend-lasting wipers, means for imparting to said wipers wiping movementheightwise of the shoe and thereafter movement inwardly over the shoebottom, and mechanism arranged to limit the wiping movement of thewipers heightwise of the shoe but to be rendered inoperative thereafterby the movement of the wipers over the shoe bottom.

18. In a lasting machine, the combination with shoe-positioning means,of end-lasting wipers, means for imparting to said wipers wipingmovement heightwise of the shoe and thereafter movement inwardly overthe shoe bottom, and members arranged to engage each other to limit thewiping movement of the wipe-rs heightwise of the shoe but to bedisengaged from each other by the movement of the wipers over the shoebottom.'

19. In a lasting machine, the combination with shoe-positioning means,of end-lasting wipers, means for imparting to said wipers wipingmovement heightwise of the shoe and thereafter movement inwardly overthe shoe bottom, and members arranged to engage each other to limit thewiping movement of the wipers heightwise of the shoe, one of saidmembers being movable heightwise o-f the shoe with the wipers intocontact with the other member and being thereafter movable with thewipers out of cooperative relation to said other member asthe wipers aremoved inwardly over the shoe bottom to permit further movement of thewipers heightwise of the shoe while over the shoe bottom.

20. In a lasting machine, the combination with shoe-positioning means,of end-lasting wipers, means for imparting to said wipers wipingmovement heightwise of the shoe and thereafter movement inwardly overthe shoe bottom, and members arranged to engage each other to limit thewiping movement of the wipers heightwise of the shoe but to bedisengaged from each other by the movement of the wipers over the shoebottom to permit further movement of the wipers heightwise of the shoewhile over the shoe bottom, one of said members being yieldable inresponse to pressure of the other member thereon upon retractivemovement of the wipers from over the shoe bottom after their furthermovement heightwise of the shoe.

2l. In a lasting machine, the combination with shoe-positioning means,of end-lasting wipers, a wiper carrier, means for moving said wipercarrier heightwise of the shoe with the wipers in wiping engagement withthe shoe upper and for thereafter moving it lengthwise of the shoe toadvance the wipers over the shoe bottom, a stop member, and means on thewiper carrier arranged to engage said stop member to limit the movementof the carrier heightwise of the shoe but to be carried thereafter outof cooperative relation to the stop member by the movement of thecarrier lengthwise of the shoe.

22. In a lasting machine, the combination with shoe-positioning means,of end-lasting wipers, a wiper carrier, means for moving said wipercarrier heightwise of the shoe with the wipers in wiping engagement withthe shoe upper and for thereafter moving it lengthwise of the shoe toadvance the wipers over the shoe bottom, a stop member, and a member onthe wiper carrier movable into engagement with said stop member to limitthe movement of the carrier heightwise of the shoe and movable out ofcooperative relation to the stop member by the movement of the carrierlengthwise of the shoe to permit further movement of the carrierthereafter height- Wise of the shoe, one of said members being yieldablein response to pressure of the other member thereon upon retractivemovement of the carrier lengthwise of the shoe after its furthermovement heightwise of the shoe.

23. In a lasting machine, the combination with shoe-positioning means,of end-lasting wipers, a'

wiper carrier, means for moving said wiper carrier heightwise of theshoe with the wipers in wiping engagement with the shoe upper and forthereafter moving it lengthwise of the shoe to advance the wipers overthe shoe bottom, a stop member, a device mounted on the wiper carrierfor engaging said stop member to limit the movement of the carrierheightwise of the shoe and movable out of cooperative relation to thestop member by the movement of the carrier lengthwise of the shoe topermit further movement of the carrier thereafter heightwise of theshoe, said device being movable relatively to the wiper carrier indirections lengthwise of the shoe, and a spring tending thus to move thedevice in one direction and yieldable upon engagement of the device withthe stop member as the wiper carrier is retracted lengthwise of the shoeafter its further movement heightwise of the shoe.

24. In a lasting machine, the combination with means for positioning ashoe bottom upward, of end-lasting wipers, a wiper carrier upwardlymovable to carry the wipers heightwise of the shoe and movablethereafter lengthwise of the shoe to advance the wipers over the shoebottom, a table over the wiper carrier, a stop member supported on saidtable and adjustable heightwise of the shoe, and a member on the wipercarrier arranged to engage said stop member to limit the upward movementof the carrier and to be carried out of cooperative relation to the stopmember by the movement of the carrier lengthwise of the shoe to permitthereafter further upward movement of the carrier, one of said membersbeing yieldable upon engagement of the other member therewith as thewiper carrier is retracted lengthwise of the shoe after its furtherupward movement.

25. In a lasting machine, the combination with toe-lasting means, of adevice constructed and arranged to engage the inner face of the lip of awelt shoe insole at the toe end to position the shoe relatively to saidlasting means, a toe rest for clamping the shoe against said device,mechanism for moving said toe rest into clamping position, and a heelrest formed to engage only the heel vend face oi the shoe and movableindependently of said mechanism into shoe-engaging position after themovement of the toe rest into clamping position.

26. In a lasting machine, the combination with toe-lasting means, of adevice constructed and arranged to engage the inner face of the lip of awelt shoe insole at the toe end to position the shoe. relatively to saidlasting means, a toe rest for clamping the shoe against said device, atrea'dle for moving said toe rest into clamping position, and a heelrest movable lengthwise of the shoe by' the operator independently ofsaid tread'le into engagement with the heel end of the shoe after theclamping of the shoe by the toe rest.

27. In a; lasting machine, the combination with toe-lasting. means', ofa support for the forepart of a shoe, a heel rest for engaging the heelend of the shoe, a heel rest carrier arranged to extend lengthwise ofthe shoe below the latter to- Ward a location under the toe-lastingmeans, and supporting means for said heelr rest carrier mounted forswinging movement lengthwise or" the shoe to permit movement of the heelrest into or out of engagement with the shoe.

28. In a lasting machine, the combination with toe-lasting means, of asupport for the forepart of a shoe, a heel rest for engaging the heelend of the shoe, a heel rest carrier arranged to exg tend lengthwise oithe shoe below the latter toward a location under the toe-lasting means,and a plurality of members arranged to support said heel rest carrierrespectively in diierent locations lengthwise of the shoe and mounted toswing lengthwise of the shoe to permit movement of the heel rest into orout of engagement with the shoe.

29; In a lasting machine, the combination with toe-lasting means, of asupport for the orepart of a shoe, a heel rest for engaging the heel endof the'shoe, a heel rest carrier arranged to extend lengthwise of theshoe below the latter toward a location under the toe-lasting means, aplurality of members arranged to support said heel rest carrierrespectively in different locations lengthwisel of the shoe and mountedto swing lengthwise of the shoe to permit movement of the heel rest intoor out of engagement with the shoe, a springtending to move the heelrest away from the shoe, and a device for holding the heel rest inshoe-engaging position against the resistance of said spring..

30. In a lasting machine, the combination with toe-lasting means, of asupport for the forepart of a shoe, a heell rest for engaging the heelend of the shoe, a heel rest carrier arranged to extend lengthwise ofthe shoe below the latter toward a location under the toe-lasting means,a lever mounted for swinging movements lengthwise of the shoe and havingan upwardly extending arm for supporting said heel rest carrier, a linkarranged additionally to support said carrier in a different locationlengthwise of the shoe and mounted to swing with said arm as the heelrest is carried into or out of engagement with the shoe, and meansarranged to cooperate with another arm of said lever to hold the heelrest in shoeengaging position.

31. In a lasting machine, the combination with toe-lasting means, ofshoe-positioning means arranged to engage the forepart of a shoe, a heelrest for engaging the heel end of the shoe, a lever mounted for swingingmovement lengthwise of the shoe and arranged to support said heel reston one arm thereof, a link arranged additionally to support the heelrest in a different location lengthwise of the shoe and mounted to swingwith said arm as the heel rest is moved into or out of engagement withthe shoe, and a device arranged amazon to cooperate with another arm ofsaid lever to lock the heel rest in shoe-engaging position.

32. In a lasting machine, the combination with toe-lasting means, of asupport for a shoe positioned bottom upward, a heel rest for engagingthe heel end of the shoe, a heel rest carrier arranged to extendlengthwise of the shoe below the latter' toward a location under thetoe-lasting means, said carrier comprising a pair of arms spaced` apartwidthwise of the shoe to provide clearance for a high upper, and membersarranged to support said carrier respectively in different locationslengthwise of the shoe and mounted to swing lengthwise of the shoe topermit movementl ot'the heel rest into or out of engagement with theshoe.

33. In alasting machine, the combination with toe-lasting means, of asupport for a shoe posi tioned bottomy upward, a heel rest for engagingthe heel end of the shoe, a heel rest carrier arranged toextendlengthwise of the shoe below the latter toward a location under thetoe-lasting means, saidcarrier comprising a pair of arms spaced apartwidthwise of the shoe to provide clearanceA for a high upper, and meanslocated substantially under said toe-lasting means for supporting saidcarrier for movements lengthwise of the shoe.

34. In a lasting machine, the combination with toe-lasti-ng means, of ashoe-positioning member arranged to engage the bottom of th-e forepartof a shoe, a toe rest movable to clamp the shoe against said member, adevice for locking the toe rest in clamping position, a heel restmovable into engagement with the heel end of the shoe, a device forlocking said heel rest in shoeengaging posi-tion, andl a member movableby the operator and common to both said locking devices to cause them torelease th-e toe rest and the heel rest.

35. In a lasting machine, the combination with toe-lasting means, of ashoe-positioning member arranged to engage the bottomy of the fore partof a shoe, a toe rest. movable by the operator to clamp the shoe againstsaid member, a pawland-ratchet device. for locking the toe rest inclamping position, a heel rest movable by the operator into engagementwith the heel end of the shoe, a pawl-and-ratchet device for lockingsaid heel rest in shoe-engaging position, and a treadle arranged tocontrol both said pawl-and-ratchet devices and movable to release thetoe rest and the heel rest.

36. In a lasting machine, the combination with lasting means, of amember movable by the operator to operate said lasting means,shoe-clamping means movable to operative position independently of saidmember, and mechanism controlled by said member to cause said clampingmeans to release the shoe after the lasting operation.

37. In a lasting machine, the combination with lasting means, of amember movable by the operator to operate said lasting means, a shoerest movable into and out of operative position, a device for lockingthe shoe rest in operative position, and mechanism controlled by saidmember for eiecting release of the shoe rest by said locking device.

38. In a lasting machine, the combination with lasting means, of amember movable by the operator to operate said lasting means, a toe restand a heel rest each movable into and out of operative position, meansfor locking said toe and heel rests in operative positions, andmechanism controlled by said member for effecting release of the toe andheel rests by said locking means.

39. In a lasting machine, the combination with toe-lasting wipers, of amember movable by the operator in a, direction to impart to said wiperswiping movement heightwise of the toe of a shoe, shoe-clamping means,and mechanism for effecting release of the shoe by said clamping meansfor further movement of said member in the same direction after thelasting operation.

40. In a lasting machine, the combination with toe-lasting wipers, of a,member movable by the operator in a direction to impart to said wiperswiping movement heightwise of the toe of a shoe, a shoe rest movableinto and out of operative position, a device for locking the shoe restin operative position, and mechanism for rendering said locking deviceinoperative by further movement of said member in the same directionafter the lasting operation.

41. In a lasting machine, the combination with toe-lasting wipers, of amember movable by the operator in a direction to impart to said wiperswiping movement heightwise of the toe of a shoe, a toe rest and a heelrest each movable into and out of operative position, devices forlocking said toe and heel rests respectively in operative positions, andmechanism for rendering both said locking devices inoperative by furthermovement of said member in the same direction after the lastingoperation.

42. In a lasting machine, the combination with toe-lasting wipersarranged to operate on a shoe positioned bottom upward, of a treadlemovable by the operator to raise said wipers for wiping the upperheightwise of the toe, a shoe rest movable into. and out of operativeposition, a device for locking the shoe rest in operative position, andmechanism for operating said locking device to release the shoe rest byfurther movement of the treadle in the direction to raise the wipersafter the lasting operation.

43. In a lasting machine, the combination with toe-lasting wipersarranged to operate on a shoe positioned bottom upward, of a treadlemovable by the operator to raise said wipers for wiping the upperheightwise of the toe, a shoe rest movable into and out of operativeposition, a device for locking the shoe rest in operative position, anda lost-motion connection between said treadle and locking device topermit the wiping movement oi' the wipers heightwise of the toe withoutaffecting the locking device but thereafter to operate said device torelease the shoe rest by further movement of the treadle.

ARTHUR F. PYM.

REN E. DUPLEssIs.

